Five most searched mobile phones in India

The following list is based on the findings of the survey conducted by The Mobile Indian for the month of January.

Selecting the best mobile phone or smart phone is a complex process. Nowadays, the Indian market is flooded with cell phones with different features. Here is the list of ten most mobile phones searched by Indians during the month of January.

Nokia C5-03 (Rs 7,300)

Nokia C5-03 is a versatile smartphone that is detailed with an on-screen QWERTY keyboard. This sleek mobile phone is also featured with a 3.2 inch resistive touch screen, 5 megapixel camera, WiFi, A-GPS and micro SDHC card slot. It looks similar to 5800 XpressMusic but has more feature than it. This smartphone from Nokia also supports GPRS, EDGE, 3G, WiFi and Bluetooth. A 3.5 mm audio jack is also provided to attach your favourite headphones.

Samsung Galaxy Y S5360 (Rs 7,350)

Samsung Galaxy Y S5360 is the second most searched mobile phone in India. This android smartphone from Samsung runs on 2.3 Gingerbread, and has a 3 inch QVGA display. Sleek in design, this stunning mobile phone also supports WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth, 3.5mm headset jack, 2 MP camera, 830 MHz processor, 180 MB of internal memory and micro SD card support.

Nokia C6 (Rs 13,400)

The Nokia C6 has a horizontal slide phone design. This phone from Nokia features a Qwerty keypad, 3.2 inch touchscreen display, 3G connectivity, 5 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, WiFi and 16 GB expendable memory. It also comes with Ovi Maps 3.3 Touch preinstalled (the rebranded Nokia Maps). Nokia C6 smartphone also has dedicated keys for image capturing, home, volume, lock and performing the send/end function.

Samsung Galaxy SL I9003 (Rs 18,440)

A dynamic cell phone, Samsung I9003 Galaxy S runs on Android 2.3 and has a 4 inch LCD capacitive touchscreen of WVGA (480 x 800 pixel) resolution. It is detailed with a 5 MP autofocus camera with face, smile and blink detection. The Galaxy SL supports GSM and EDGE network and offers WiFi, Bluetooth and USB connectivity. Besides, it has an internal storage of 16 GB which can further be extended upto 32 GB through a microSD card.

LG Optimus Net (Rs 10,450)

LG Optimus Net is one of the best selling Android smartphones from the brand. This versatile mobile offers impressive performance at a nice price. The phone 2.3 Gingerbread operating system that is powered by a 800 Mhz processor. LG Optimus has a 3.2 inch TFT display featuring a 320 x 480 pixel resolution. It also features 3 megapixel rear camera, 32 GB expandable memory slot, WiFi, 3G, Bluetooth and a 3.5 mm jack. This phone from LG is also detailed with 1500 mAh battery that provides 12 hours backup.

Google entering the 'smart TV' market, reports say

(CNN) Google and its partners are looking to become the latest players to beam Web content onto your television, according to media reports.

The Web search giant, along with Intel and Sony, would integrate applications like Twitter and the Picasa photo site onto TV screens, according to the New York Times and Wall Street Journal.

Both reports attributed news of the project, said to be in its early stages, to unnamed sources. Google did not return a message from CNN seeking comment.

Google would open its Android smartphone operating system to developers to use for the television project, according to the reports.

Projects based on the software could begin popping up as early as this summer, the Times reported.

The move would follow several established companies and some startups working to more fluidly combine Web content and television viewing.

Earlier this month, TiVo announced that subscribers will be able to pull Internet content, music and movies onto their televisions more easily with a new Premiere service.

The "Boxee Box," which won the title of "Last Gadget Standing" at January's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, lets users search and store Web content and either play it on television or share it on social-networking sites.

California-based company Roku has also rolled out a digital video player that integrates television, Web content and a video library.

What do you think? Would you welcome Google's entry into the TV business?

Facebook responds to massive phishing scheme

(CNN) Facebook has responded to a an apparently massive attempt to steal passwords from its users.

"There's another spoofed email going around that claims to be from Facebook and asks you to open an attachment to receive a new password," read a post on the Facebook Security page.

"This email is fake. Delete it from your inbox, and warn your friends."

Facebook will never send users a new password in an attachment, the post says.

The messages claim to be from Facebook, with a return address that looks legitimate. A message sent twice to a CNN.com staffer reads:

Hey [user's name],

Because of the measures taken to provide safety to our clients, your password has been changed. You can find your new password in attached document.

Thanks,The Facebook Team.

McAfee security warned users in a blog post Wednesday that the link is a password stealer that becomes active when the user clicks on it. Once installed, malicious software, or malware, could potentially access all username and password information used on a computer, not just on Facebook, the post said.

Reports suggest the scheme continued to spread on Friday.

McAfee and Facebook urged users to not open the attachment and immediately delete the message, if up-to-date security software programs don't catch the message first.

Another search engine is preparing to end the monopoly of Google

It seems that Internet search has become the arena cut-throat arena among IT majors. Another search engine cuil.com is gearing up to end the monopoly of google, the name synonymous with the Internet search. A group of former engineers who have worked with IT majors, like Google , eBay, IBM and AltaVista have come up with an alternative called Cuil (pronounced cool). Cuil plans to not only break the monopoly of Google, but also change the surfing culture among users.

Cuil, which precisely means knowledge in Irish, is a start-up by led by husband-wife team Tom Costello (CEO of Cuil) and Anna Patterson, president, along with former colleagues Russell Power, vice-president of engineering, and Louis Monier, vice-president of products. Cuil has got venture funding of about $30 million from Tugboat Ventures, Greylock Partners and Madrone Capital Partners.